Have a couple nice screen captures of the bald eagles that have been hanging around the camera sent in by Jenn W.
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Southeast winds, more work on the electric grid and ollie!
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 15-20 SE in the morning, 5-10 N in the evening (quite unusual)
- Sky: partly cloudy
- Water: Ripply
Boats/Visitors/Sightings
- Kyle again brought several technicians from PTTP to do further work on the energy systems. They were able to connect the system to the internet which now allows them to remotely monitor solar input and usage. I also helped them lift the new batteries off the floor and place them on to an insulated rack.
- Noticed an ecotour boat from the United States going around the reserve, and I’ve never seen this boat before. Maybe it was a 4th of July special?
Birds
- Most seagull eggs have hatched, but some still remain whole. The seagulls are extremely aggressive now, and hard hats are a must for any visitors at this point.
- A couple of juvenile bald eagles are making the rounds on the island – I initially mistook them for golden eagles, but Kyle explained they were simply juveniles.
Marine mammals
- Kyle and I went to grab some photos of Ollie the sea otter that lives in a kelp patch near turbine rock.
- We also spotted a humpack’s blow but by the time we got close it was gone.
Several eagles come to feed on island
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 25-30 knts W
- Sky: partle cloudy
- Water: Ripply
Boats/Visitors/Sightings
- Just a few ecotour boats in the area today
- Not many private boats either
Birds
- Spotted several juvenile eagles just by the jetty today. This is quite unusual, but I suspect the newborn babies attracted them. However, when I got close, I saw one eagle feeding on an adult oystercatcher (I think, it was hard to tell because it was deformed, could have been a pigeon guillemot).
Marine mammals
- Looks like there were some resident whales swimming past Pedder Bay yesterday, but I couldn’t get a glimpse because it was too far. There were a whole bunch of whale watching boats, and the marina mentioned it was resident whales when I called them about one of their boats.
Cam 5 Eagle picture taken from England
Pam Birley sent this picture that she captured today of a pair of eagles.
she writes “The superb eagle pair were perched below Cam 5 today. ”
Views From England
Today I received a nice note from Pam Birley, our devoted follower from Leicestershire Great Britain who often captures great images with our remote cameras. She writes: “Couldn’t resist taking these pics today. Spectacular views this morning at RR. ”
Note the nictitating membrane on the right
So I just went on camera 5 and found one of the eagles still in close range:
Census
Weather
- Visibility: clear, 15 miles throughout the day
- Wind: ranging from 9-22 knots throughout the day
- Sky: overcast for most of the day
- Water: calm, a bit choppy at times
Boats/Visitors
- Didn’t notice much boat traffic today aside from the usual busy commercial freighters
- No visitors today
Ecological
- More failed mating attempts by the young male elephant seals with the one female on the island.
Census
- Cormorants – 90
- Gulls – 275
- Elephant Seals – 6 (3 adolescent males, 1 adult male, 1 adult female and 1 pup)
- California Sea Lions – 120
- Stellar Seal Lions – 93
- Black Turnstones – 10
- Canada Geese – 4
- Bald Eagles – 7
Three males surround the single female currently on the island
